Man, count me in. I'm a sucker for these board game apps. I have a decent collection of these at home, but I travel a lot and don't get to play them often because it's not convenient to carry around... Right now, I'm considering buying an iPad and playing these apps on it on a plane with my wife is actually an important reason why!

I'll probably pick this up as soon as it hits the store, especially with the native iPad support to be added later, no dilemma here about waiting for my iPad or going for the iPod version... And online multiplayer's always a deal maker.

As one lucky enough to get tapped as a tester I can confirm the game doesn't just look good, but play great with very competitive AI (it has great multiplayer support as well but I have yet to try it).

I particularly liked how the tutorial gets you up to speed in the game in no time with some interactive lessons. They'll explain a rule, let you place a piece to demonstrate that rule, and then move onto the next lesson (not a lot of padding or need to play through an entire game just to learn one minor rule).

I agree, I'm a huge sucker for these board game ports and this one looks exceptional. Man this along with Ra, Neuroshima Hex and Medici (when it finally hits iPhone and iPod Touch). How can we be so lucky.

What sort of online is included, asynchronous play where you can take turns with friends at your own leasure or do you need to sit down and play an entire game?

Yea Medici been playing quite a bit of lately which has just enough luck. Same with Samurai even if you choose your starting 5 tokens it still is random draws and random placement of figures so it has just enough luck while remaining extremely competitive.

Once you understand scoring in Samurai you pretty much understand how to play. Also beginners usually don't throw a game like they do in Modern Art for instance. I have been playing Samurai since 2005 and so glad it is coming out for iPad and iPhone.

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